Pharmacognostic evaluation of the rhizomes of Curcuma zedoaria Rosc.

Abstract

a B S t r a c tCurcuma zedoaria rosc. (Family-Zingeberaceae), commonly known as 'yellow zedoary ' is used in india system of medicine since time immemorial. the plant is found well in eastern Himalayas, chittangang, Bengal, Kerala, Konkan and often cultivated throughout India. It is aromatic, pungent, bitter and useful in flatulent colic and debility of the digestive organs and also used as an ingredient in bitter tincture of zedoary and anti-periodic pills. a paste of rhizome is useful externally for cuts, wounds, itching and in sprains. a detailed phytochemical evaluation of its rhizome showed moisture content 83.22%, total ash 6.64%, acid insoluble ash 0.64%, alcohol soluble extractives 15.53%, water soluble extractives 18.96%, sugar 12.51% and starch 15.70%. a study of its volatile content also has been done indicating 2.8% of total volatile oil. These findings will be very useful for the identification of the species which may be useful to pharmaceutical industries for the quality control of the commercial samples.

Phytochemicaland Antioxidant Studies on the Essential Oil of the Rhizome of Curcuma Aeruginosa Roxb.

“…Curcuma aeruginosa, a rhizomatous herbaceous species is commonly known as 'kali haldi'. Fresh rhizomes are aromatic and deep blue or bluish black coloured cortex with pungent odor 1 . In India, it occurs in West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Bihar and Utter Pradesh and is used by the tribals to cure various ailments 2 .…”

Characterization of the genetic structure of mango ginger (Curcuma amada Roxb.) from Myanmar in farm and genebank collection by the neutral and functional genomic markers

“…is an important member of the family Zingiberaceae and famous due to its raw mango like aroma of the rhizomes. It is found wild (Srivastava et al 2006), as well as in cultivation (Sasikumar, 2005) with a long history of traditional use in folk medicine in the sub-continent. It has been used for healing of wounds, cuts, and itching, for sprains and skin diseases, carminative properties as well as being useful as a stomachic, decoction of rhizome effective for colds and coughs (Jatoi et al 2007).…”

Phytochemistry and Biological Activities of <i>Curcuma aeruginosa</i> (Roxb.)

“…Due to this condition, C. aeruginosa has many vernacular names, a common informal name given by each origin where the plant grows. C. aeruginosa Roxb is usually known as Temu Hitam [25][26], Temu ireng [27], Kathali holud [9], Khamin-dam [6], Wanmahamek [6,24], Pink and blue ginger [7], Mahamek [28], Black Tumeric [29], Gajutsu [5], Kajeawdang [30], and Kali haldi [8,10].…”

“…C. aeruginosa has been used as a disinfectant, expectorant, anthelmintic, antifungal, antiinflammatory, tonic [1], and urine remedies for diarrhea and fungal infections [6][7]. The applications also include treatment for gastrointestinal problems, wounds [28], rheumatic diseases [9], hemorrhoids, leprosy, menstrual disorder, aphrodisiac [19], dysentery, gastritis, dyspepsia, flatulence [31], and decreasing dysmenorrhea [32]. In addition, C. aeruginosa extract is used to treat fever, coughs, and asthma [33].…”